Dress-fastener



No. 6l0,394' Patented Sept. 6, I898. H. A. FRANCIS.

DRESS FASTENER.

(Application filed Nov. 11, 1897.)

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HENRY A. FRANCIS, or NIAGARA FALILs, NEW YoRK.

DRESS-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,394, datedSeptember 6, 1898.

Application filed. November 11, 1897. Serial No. 658,148- (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY A. FRANCIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDress-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention consists in the production of a novel and separatearticle of manufacture designated as a dress-fastener and designedparticularly for use in dress-fronts; and the object to be attained isthe combination in one article to be furnished to the trade of adress-fastener and dress-stay which shall be easy to put in, which willprevent the dress from gaping, and which will insure to the dress asmooth and unwrinkled front.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigures 1 and 2 are front and rear views of the hook side of thefastener. Fig. 3 is a front view of the eye portion, a portion of thisfigure being broken away to show an inclosed eye and stay; Fig. 4, abroken View of the front side of the article with the two parts joined,the upper parts open to expose the position and construction of thehook, eye, and stay; and Fig. 5, a detail showing the form of eyeemployed with this fastener.

The form of eye here illustrated and hereinafter described is thesubject of Patent No. 488,068, granted to me December 13, 1892; but theuse of this particular eye is only a preferable one, as any eye whichcan be held in place as hereinafter described may be employed.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the eye side of the fastening,which is composed of an eye 13, the body portion or shield 0, into theedge of which the eye B is inserted, an inside flexible stay D, and arow of stitching E, which aids in holding the stay and eye in place. Theeye B consists of an eye-pin having a loop at its center to form theeye, the body of the fastening extending in opposite directions on eachside of the loop and one end sharpened to form a piercing-point.

It is inserted into the shield C before the latter portion is turneddown on itself by pass ing its pointed end through the fabric from theinside thereof and then returning the point to the inside again throughanother place in the fabric a short distance from the place where it isfirst passed through, 1eav= ing the eye part alone protruding from theedge of the cloth. The stay D, which, preferably, is of thin steelplate, may be made of any suitable material and is placed under the rowof eyes and against the fold of the cloth. The shield O is composed of apiece of cloth, thin silesia preferred and of any desired color, doubledon itself and then stitched, as at E, along the side and over both endsof the stay and row of eyes to hold the stay in place and in support ofthe eyes, the arms of which rest on the stay, as above described. Beyondthe row of stitching E the two thin layers of cloth are cementedtogether by rubber cement, which unites the cloth so firmly that theyare as inseparable as a single piece of cloth and have the samecharacteristics of smoothness and pliability. F is a tape lining for thestaypocket and is secured to the cloth shield O by thesame kind ofcement. Thus the eye, the stay, and their inclosure may be properlytermed as rubbered together, making an almost homogeneous article, inwhich the eye and stay are embedded and held immovable.

A is the hook side of the fastening, the shield and its formation andthe position of the stay being the same as in the eye part A. A seriesof hooks G are riveted to the body portion. The hooks are placed on theunder side of the shield beyond the stay and so placed, as shown, thatthe hooks will not reach to the edge of the piece and so that asufficient space on the edge will be left to permit the hook part of thebody to overlap the eye part when the two parts are united, thuseffectually concealing from view at the junction both hooks and eyes andpreventing gaping of the dress. When the dress goods and the lining areapplied to the hook side, the lining is brought under the tongue of thehook and the folded edge of the dress goods brought over and connectedto the edge of the lining by a continuous line of stitching on a linewith the shoulders of the hook. On

the eye side the edge of the dress goods is brought over between theeyes and united to the lining by a continuous line of stitching.

Having thus described my invention,what

' I claim is pocket by a row of stitching and cement, the hook portionconsisting of a shield provided with a pocket and a flexible stay, andunited back of the pocket by a row of stitching and cement whereby theparts within said pockets are held together without other fastening,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY A. FRANCIS. I

Witnesses:

lVIARY RUTLEDGE, F. J. lVIACKENNA.

